Contents vii
List of Figures
PowerMate CT Minitower Front Features......................................................................... 1-4
PowerMate CT Desktop Front Features.............................................................................1-4
PowerMate CT Minitower Rear Features.......................................................................... 1-6
Minitower Rear Connector Locations................................................................................ 1-6
PowerMate CT Desktop Rear Features.............................................................................. 1-7
Desktop Rear Connector Locations................................................................................... 1-7
Inside the System...............................................................................................................1-8
System Board Jumper Block Locations............................................................................. 2-5
Setup Main Menu .............................................................................................................. 2-8
Locating the Cover Screws................................................................................................ 3-3
Removing the Cover.......................................................................................................... 3-4
Replacing the Cover...........................................................................................................3-4
Removing the Front Panel................................................................................................. 3-5
Replacing the Front Panel.................................................................................................. 3-6
Locating Expansion Board Slots and Connectors.............................................................. 3-7
Removing the Expansion Board Retainer Bar................................................................... 3-7
Removing an Expansion Board......................................................................................... 3-8
Installing a Slot Cover....................................................................................................... 3-9
Installing an Expansion Board......................................................................................... 3-10
Replacing the Retainer Bar.............................................................................................. 3-11
Locating the RIMM and Processor Sockets..................................................................... 3-12
Removing a Continuity Module.......................................................................................3-13
Removing a RIMM Module ............................................................................................ 3-13
Installing a RIMM Module.............................................................................................. 3-15
Installing a Continuity Module........................................................................................ 3-15
Removing the Fan, Heat Sink, and Processor.................................................................. 3-17
Removing a 5 1/4-Inch Device Bay Cover...................................................................... 3-19
Replacing a Bay Cover.................................................................................................... 3-20
Storing an Unused Rail.................................................................................................... 3-21
Locating the Screws for 5 1/4-Inch Device Rails............................................................ 3-21
Releasing a 5 1/4-Inch Device......................................................................................... 3-22
Inserting a 5 1/4-Inch Device for Use in a Minitower..................................................... 3-23
Removing the 3 1/2-Inch Accessible Device Bracket......................................................3-24
The 3 1/2-Inch Accessible Device Bracket...................................................................... 3-25
Locating the Internal Drive Bracket.................................................................................3-26
Locating Internal Drive Bracket Screws.......................................................................... 3-27
Sliding the Internal Drive Bracket out of the Chassis...................................................... 3-27
Locating Internal Drive Screws on the Bracket............................................................... 3-28
Locating Guides for the Internal Drive Bracket............................................................... 3-29
Securing the Internal Drive Bracket.................................................................................3-29
Locating the Battery on the System Board...................................................................... 3-30
Removing the Battery...................................................................................................... 3-31
Locating System Board Screws....................................................................................... 3-32
Locating the Power Supply Screws................................................................................. 3-33
Locating Front USB Port Screws..................................................................................... 3-34
Releasing the Front LED/Switch Bracket........................................................................ 3-35
Removing the Front LED/Switch Bracket....................................................................... 3-35
Removing the Chassis Intrusion Switch.......................................................................... 3-36
Accessible Device Placement for a Desktop....................................................................3-38
Accessible Device Placement for a Minitower................................................................ 3-39
Minitower External Cable Connector Locations................................................................4-2
Desktop External Cable Connector Locations................................................................... 4-3
System Board Internal Cable Connectors.......................................................................... 4-3
System Board Jumper Locations....................................................................................... 4-4
System Board Upgrade Sockets......................................................................................... 4-5
PowerMate CT System Illustrated Parts Breakdown......................................................... 5-4
Locating the Mouse Ball Cover......................................................................................... 6-3